The Surahs Recited in the Witr Prayer
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Question:
Is it the Sunnah to recite Surah al-A'la, Surah al-Kafirun, and Surah al-Ikhlas in the Witr prayer if the Witr consists of only three consecutive rak'ahs, or does reciting these surahs in the Witr mean one has hit the Sunnah? What is the ruling on reciting Surah al-A'la, Surah al-Kafirun, and Surah al-Ikhlas in the Witr?
Answer:
Yes, this is better, this is better. In the Shaf' (the even-numbered units), one recites Subhan (Surah al-Ikhlas) and al-Kafirun, and in the Witr, one recites al-Ikhlas. We have the Shaf' and we have the Witr. One recites Subhan and al-Kafirun in the Shaf', and one recites al-Ikhlas in the Witr. If one recites other surahs, there is no harm, but the preferred opinion is the better one. Yes.
Is it the Sunnah to recite Surah al-A'la, Surah al-Kafirun, and Surah al-Ikhlas in the Witr prayer if the Witr consists of only three consecutive rak'ahs, or does reciting these surahs in the Witr mean one has hit the Sunnah? What is the ruling on reciting Surah al-A'la, Surah al-Kafirun, and Surah al-Ikhlas in the Witr?
Answer:
Yes, this is better, this is better. In the Shaf' (the even-numbered units), one recites Subhan (Surah al-Ikhlas) and al-Kafirun, and in the Witr, one recites al-Ikhlas. We have the Shaf' and we have the Witr. One recites Subhan and al-Kafirun in the Shaf', and one recites al-Ikhlas in the Witr. If one recites other surahs, there is no harm, but the preferred opinion is the better one. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (102) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1436-09-21] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (39:01)
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